I like a good deal as much as the next person but one also has to look at the "hidden" costs. - Do you have a dealer who will work on the machines? My dealer will help me over the phone and lets me know when I need to bring it in for service. Do you have someplace where you can take classes? I get them free with my machine. I like the support of my dealer - I would rather pay more and know that if I have an issue I have someone I can go to. Just depends on what a person wants to deal with I guess.